Individual Professional Development Plans "I-Plans"
Processing time for certification applications is
3-4 months.
What is I-Plan?
The I-Plan program was designed by Rhode Island educators
and was adopted into regulation by the Board of
Regents beginning January 1, 2005.
Educators are eligible to write an I-Plan when they
have obtained or renewed a 5-year professional
certificate and are USING that certificate in the
current work assignment as an employed educator.
Substitute teachers, including long term, and private school educators are not
eligible to write an I-Plan.
Educators renew their certification
through the following processes: I-Plan goal development; I-Plan approval; I-Plan
implementation; and submission of final verification documentation
at the end of the five (5) year I-Plan cycle. I-Plans are
goals-driven professional development plans for
recertification that are informed by self-study., grounded in professional standards, and
supported by professional development activities.
When developing I-Plan goals educators select
appropriate categories for professional development activities. For a more
detailed explanation of each category refer to the link at the bottom of the
page.
The I-Plan process includes a focus on:
- personal and professional goals
- student achievement
- teaching and learning
- school improvement initiatives
The
Office of Educator Quality and Certification is pleased to announce the
completion of the I-Plan training cycle that has been underway since 2004. RIDE
will continue to conduct training sessions through January 2010. We are
confident that the availability and training we have provided to individual
educators and district representatives over the past five years, is sufficient
to meet the needs of our educator workforce. If educators need additional
I-Plan training support, they are to contact their school department district
I-Plan Trainers. No additional training sessions will be conducted by RIDE.
We thank you for your cooperation throughout this transition process.
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These are instructions to subscribe to the listserv for I-Planners
who have written an I-Plan but whose email has changed
since the training session. The listserv is also
intended for those educators who have not attended an
I-Plan training session, but have written their I-Plan. This is a “read
only” listserv designed to send messages to keep the
I-Planner informed of upcoming workshops and events,
important due dates on the I-Plan electronic system and
any changes in the I-Plan Program or documents.
Listserv sign on information
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